To cite package ‘devtools’ in publications use:

Wickham H, Hester J, Chang W, Bryan J (2026). devtools: Tools to Make Developing R Packages Easier. R package version 2.5.2.9000, https://github.com/r-lib/devtools.

Corresponding BibTeX entry:

  @Manual{,
    title = {devtools: Tools to Make Developing R Packages Easier},
    author = {Hadley Wickham and Jim Hester and Winston Chang and
      Jennifer Bryan},
    year = {2026},
    note = {R package version 2.5.2.9000},
    url = {https://github.com/r-lib/devtools},
  }